B-Side Guys

Adrien Begrand

Adrien Begrand’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 49 reviews, going back to 2005, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Metal & Punk 80%
  • Rock 8%
  • Indie & Alternative 6%
  • Electronic 4%

By the numbers

1A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
20years of their reviews we track, 2005 to 2024
2outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
  • 0–492
  • 50s4
  • 60s7
  • 70s11
  • 80s19
  • 90+6

Their favorites

  1. OpethThe Last Will and Testament 90 PopMatters
  2. MeshuggahNothing 90 PopMatters
  3. The GatheringMandylion 90 PopMatters
  4. OpethGhost Reveries 90 PopMatters
  5. System of a DownMezmerize 90 PopMatters

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
OpethThe Last Will and Testament“Opeth's The Last Will and Testament is their most focused, disciplined piece of music to date and their heaviest work in more than 15 years.”PopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/10802024
Lykke LiYouth NovelsPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/10752008
MeshuggahNothingPopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/10812007
RammsteinRosenrotPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/10732006
KatatoniaThe Great Cold Distance“For those who don't usually delve into the heavier, more extreme side of rock music, the make-or-break factor when it comes to today's metal bands is often”PopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/10842006
The GatheringMandylionPopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/10732006
Napalm DeathThe Code Is Red…Long Live the Code“As great as it is to have metal artists challenge their listeners by continuing to develop their sound well into their career, it's also just as good to have”PopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/10632005
Iron MaidenA Matter of Life and DeathPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1084
Judas PriestAngel of RetributionPopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1065
EnslavedAxioma Ethica OdiniPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1086
In This MomentBeautiful Tragedy“Be original! That's all we ask of today's young crop of today's metalcore bands, and considering how many bands continue to emerge from out of nowhere to”PopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1073
Judas PriestBritish SteelPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1075
MeshuggahCatch ThirtythreePopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1064
RainbowDown to EarthPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1063
MegadethEndgamePopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1074
EluveitieEverything Remains (As It Never Was)PopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1070
Cannibal CorpseEvisceration PlaguePopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1083
OpethGhost ReveriesPopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/1094
Cradle of FilthGodspeed on the Devil’s ThunderPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1060
MetallicaHardwired… to Self-DestructPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1075
Rob ZombieHellbilly Deluxe 2PopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1066
System of a DownHypnotizePopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1078
Cavalera ConspiracyInfliktedPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1077
Lacuna CoilKarmacodePopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1077
MotörheadKiss of DeathPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1072
KornKorn III – Remember Who You ArePopMatters via Wikipedia30 3/1051
RammsteinLiebe ist für alle daPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1080
MudvayneLost and FoundPopMatters via Wikipedia30 3/1052
GojiraMagma“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: June 17, 2016Label: RoadrunnerIn 1988, Canadian band Voivod pulled off one of the most stunning musical transformations”Spin via Wikipedia80 8/1085
System of a DownMezmerizePopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/1083
KatatoniaNight Is the New DayPopMatters via Wikipedia90 9/1083
SoulflyOmenPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1066
GhostOpus EponymousPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1084
Deep PurpleRapture of the DeepPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1063
EnslavedRuunPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1084
Lamb of GodSacramentPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1077
Ozzy OsbourneScreamPopMatters via Wikipedia50 5/1064
GoldfrappSeventh TreePopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1073
ExodusShovel Headed Kill MachinePopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1073
RushSnakes & ArrowsPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1070
TravisThe Boy with No NamePopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1057
GojiraThe Way of All FleshPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1075
Bolt ThrowerThose Once LoyalPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1075
MegadethUnited AbominationsPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1061
Natasha BedingfieldUnwrittenPopMatters via Wikipedia70 7/1071
LadytronVelociferoPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1073
LadytronWitching HourPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1082
SlayerWorld Painted BloodPopMatters via Wikipedia80 8/1078
Lamb of GodWrathPopMatters via Wikipedia60 6/1073

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